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Fair Housing Act Design Manual

PDF file - Adobe Acrobat required Part One: THE INTRODUCTION 521 KB /PDF
PDF file - Adobe Acrobat required Part Two: THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE GUIDELINES 6.3 MB /PDF
PDF file - Adobe Acrobat required Part Three: THE APPENDIX 11. MB /PDF

April 1998     

This design manual has been produced by HUD to assist designers, builders, and developers in understanding and conforming with the design requirements of the Fair Housing Act. It contains explanations and uses detailed illustrations to explain the application of the Guidelines to all aspects of multifamily housing projects.

The manual consists of three parts:

  • Part One: THE INTRODUCTION contains an overview of the Fair Housing Act, outlines other national laws and standards that regulate accessible design, presents the types of buildings/dwellings that are covered by the Fair Housing Act, and gives a brief discussion of the different types of disabilities.
  • Part Two: THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE GUIDELINES is a detailed, illustrated explanation of the seven requirements of the Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines.
  • Part Three: THE APPENDIX contains additional information that may be useful to anyone needing to be familiar with the design requirements of the Fair Housing Act. Included are a list of product resources, a list of selected references, a reprint of the Guidelines, and a reprint of the Supplemental Notice to the Guidelines.